by Shay Mann | Nov 12, 2008 | Awards, News
“Woman’s compassion for inmates earns CNN’s attention”, by Matthew Bowers. Virginian Pilot story on Carolyn LeCroy’s nomination as CNN Top Ten Hero. Norfolk resident Carolyn LeCroy looked at Dolly Parks, a New Yorker and mother of two who...
by Shay Mann | Nov 12, 2008 | News
Local Woman Nominated Hero of the Year Eric Harryman NORFOLK, Va. – “My total sentence was 55 years — for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute,” recalls Carolyn LeCroy. Carolyn LeCroy started The Messages Project after seeing how a...
by Shay Mann | Jun 6, 2008 | Stories
Your support helps us to demonstrate the value of what we’re doing. Women In Transition started back in 1999 on a mission to maintain the ever so important bond between a child and their Parent. There are thousands of Children of incarcerated parents who never...
by Shay Mann | Mar 21, 2005 | Feedback, Filming, Stories
Patrick McCarthy Writes About His First Experience Filming Messages From Mom With The Messages Project “I’m sorry. I’m just really nervous,” she said as she shook free of the tension. “Don’t worry. Many people are nervous their...
by Shay Mann | Mar 21, 2005 | News
Connect for Kids (now SparkAction) article about the Messages Project, by Chris Dickon. Excerpt: Since 1999 the Messages Project has worked in six state prisons three times a year to create an estimated 2500 tapes from parents to children. Most have been from mothers,...
